Job description:

The successful candidate will divide their time between their Notts County Football Club employment and their individual development plan which includes enrolment to the Premier League’s Coach Development Programme.

As Assistant Youth Development Phase Coach & Academy Analyst (CIDS) at Notts County Football Club Academy, you will work within an innovative Academy at a League Two Football Club, to deliver the Academy’s Player Development Strategy and assist in shaping the development of players across the Academy pathway. Your main coaching focus will be with the U13 and U14 training and games programme, whilst your analytical exposure and learning opportunity will be to provide appropriate analysis provision across the player development pathway.

Key Areas to Contribute to and Learning Opportunities

1. Engage fully in the Premier League Coach Development Programme and complete all necessary attributed learning provided by the programme
2. Contribute and provide an engaging and creative approach to the implementation of the Academy’s Player Development Strategy and Analysis Provision across the Academy pathway
3. Provide developmentally appropriate learning environments and coaching support to players across the Youth Development Phase
4. There will be key administrative tasks involved within the role, meeting all required criteria of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP)
5. To manage and update the Football Intelligence Platform system and ensure all players’ reviews and session and game evaluations are completed
6. Be responsible for conducting player reviews to aid feedback, helping players develop further, whilst ensuring players have ongoing and up to date ILPs
7. To be a key liaison for all Academy families, supporting the Player Care Officer and Head of Education and Safeguarding in our holistic approach to player development
8. To ensure that there is a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) approach to the planning within the Academy
9. To take an active role in the safeguarding of all Academy players